The Amber Hawken Podcast

As the founder of Amber Hawken and Calm Mind Project, Amber questions, unpacks and simplifies the paradox of being a spiritual being in this human experience. In her solo sessions and expert guest interviews, Amber asks the important questions, like, how can we be human with less suffering, and more joy, love, growth, impact and purpose? Through clarity comes understanding and from understanding comes aligned action and wisdom. This podcast interviews experts on life science, spirituality, psychology, relationships, mental, nutritional, physical and emotional wellbeing, and entrepreneurship to alchemise confusion and fear into clarity and aligned action. Each episode has real time transformational exercises and/or techniques that can be integrated into everyday life to ensure maximum impact for the time you invest listening. Each episode will enable you to get back to what’s true and vital; your true nature and how to get there in each moment, over and over again.

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Today’s guest,Connor Beaton, is the Founder of ManTalks, an international organization focused on men’s personal and professional development. He is a lifestyle entrepreneur and keynote speaker. A former Market Manager for Apple, Connor learned about business from some of the best in business. He hosts The ManTalks Podcast, which is a top podcast focused on building better relationships, wealth, businesses and mindset, and he has spoken on stages around North America with people like Gary Vaynerchuk, Lewis Howes and Danielle LaPorte.

Today we dive into a much needed discussion about masculine and feminine energies and how embracing both leads us to a fulfilling and successful life.

Have you ever wondered why strong women seem to “drive” men away? Or why men are “afraid” to feel their emotions? Have you ever questioned whether you might be stereotypically defying the odds of what it is to be a man or a woman? Have you ever felt intimacy in relationships disconnect even though you still “love” your partner? What about wondering how to understand our anger, channel emotions, hold space as a man, open up as a woman and then flip this all upside down and inside out with each gender?

If so, then this is your interview.

Connor Beaton was a blast of a human to interview. He is raw, real, direct, poignant and experienced in all of the above. AND we also get a sneaky insight into the message behind not being able to, ah-hem, get it up…

Here’s why I know you will love this interview. We discuss:

Understanding masculine and feminine energies are not male and female dependant - we have both and need to embrace balance

Paradoxically understanding the need to create polarity within relationships to keep the attraction alive

Understanding how as a “powerful woman (or natural dominating feminine energy)” you can destroy intimacy without understanding how to come back into your feminine

How the masculine can overcome performance issues

Practical tools to step into the masculine for the feminine and vice versa

Getting in touch with your masculine in a healthy way as a female and being in your power without losing your grace

Getting in touch with your feminine in a healthy way as a male and reaching your potential and strength

How to "hold space" as a masculine

What we can do as a dominant masculine or naturally dominant feminine to connect with people and partners in relationships

The classic conflicts between the two energies

Understanding want and need, neediness and being needed and what is healthy and attractive

Discovering purpose and fire inside of yourself, not outside of yourself

This conversation was on fire. I loved it and Connor really provides such valuable tools and techniques so I know you will want more from him and ManTalks. Here is where you can find that:

Dr Jeremy Goldberg triggered tears to stream down my face in today's interview. This is somewhat uncommon for me and somehow the kindness seeping out of every cell of this human justGOT ME!

The science of compassionis something Jeremy has professionally and personally studied for over a decade. From researching and working on saving the Great Barrier Reef and the world's oceans to leaving little bombs of handwritten love across the globe, the love bursting from this man is pretty freaking extraordinary.

He has cultivated a strong base of over 35,000 people who are inspired by his writings on the daily and he hasspoken his part about kindness on the stage of TEDx Townsville.

A spoken word poet, mentor, speaker and soon to be published author, Jeremy and I (in short) dive into:

What we can ask ourselves if giving kindness to a stranger makes us feel uncomfortable.

The ripple effect of compassion and how it can flow on for years to come.

Startingright here, right now with your ideaand letting it guide you.

Noticing that at our core, we are good beings and it’s just that we get in our own way.

How to have big bold dreams and simultaneously let go of the outcomes.

How the angst of a punk rocker was fuelled into a mission of spreading kindness.

What to do with the "imposter" in our mind that says our dreams are just not good enough.

I think our greatest lesson here is understanding that we are innately designed to love, be loved, give, receive and transform. That was my take away, and I would love to know yours - comment below and let us know!

And I will leave you with this…

Fuck This. We can do better. "We", as in, everyone. So, let's ask ourselves: What would the world be like if we were all just a little bit kinder? Dr Jeremy Goldberg

Did you know that nerve impulses sent from the brain move at a speed of 274 km/h!!!!!

Our guest today, Morten Bunkholt is Norwegian Chiropractor who is inspired by the capabilities of wellness and superhuman potential. He helps us understand the natural healing philosophy of our bodies.

And our bodies are self-regulating systems and if we remove interference, it is capable of returning to peak condition - AKA homeostasis. Now there is a lot of everyday interference so it's important to have awareness around what that might be to maximise supporting the bodies natural wellbeing.

When it comes to chiropractic Morten is meticulous in attention to detail. He stands by the philosophy of sticking to a system that works and we dive into why talent isn't 10000% required for a result - you don't have the be the "best" when you have trusted and results-based method.

We dive into:

How the brain and nervous system are connected and what role chiropractic can have in removing interference.

The importance of knowing when not to adjust.

What can cause interference in the spine and how to treat it.

The three T's: trauma, toxins and thoughts.

How the brain and nervous system interacts with our organs and the role an adjustment can assist with our bodies normal regulation and health.

Understanding that pain is the very last resort from our body trying to communicate interference with homeostasis.

Some chiropractic plans can overstimulate the nervous systems and how to become aware of that.

Getting in touch with your body for the sake of prevention rather than reaction.

The basic chiropractic philosophy and its alignment with life.

Mortens desired superpower!!!!

I'm inspired by such an aligned practitioner. I am all for intuition, feeling, sensory, trust and flow. But when it comes to our bodies, the power in reconnecting and placing ourselves in the best situation to heal again can be maximised by using systems that work. In the case of our systems, systems matter.

I would love to hear from you - if any, what was the one thing you learnt about yourself and or wellbeing that you didnt know before - let us know below!

The guest on today's show, Simone Griffiths, who is the co-founder of Who Gives A Crap toilet paper, has been abundantly successful in raising over $1000,000 in donations and building toilets to those in need and in turn, contributing to the reduction of the (currently) estimated, 800 children who die a day from unsanitary toilet conditions in disadvantaged countries.

It all began with Simone sitting on a toilet for 50 hours straight, to raise the cash for his (successful) Kickstarter campaign which funded the first production of toilet paper.

Simon and his team have massive hearts, using recycled materials for their paper, donating 50% of all profits which funnel into said donations and considers the economy, our environment and it's people every step along the production and distribution of their product.

Simon was recognised in The Age’s Melbourne magazine as one of the top 100 influential people, and in 2013 he was shortlisted as Young Entrepreneur of the Year.

What fascinates me most about this world is the variety of ways in which people discover themselves and what it is that makes them feel alive. Some of us seem to understand ourselves from a really young age, and some of us need to explore 13 different jobs, 50 countries and 3 marriages before we get it.

Simon is in my opinion, someone who falls into that first category - lucky bastard.

In a nutshell we discuss:

How to return to goals and find your ambition again after massive (perceived) failures

What is Who Gives A Crap toilet paper, and how does the business work?

The concept of consumer-driven philanthropy and how it is potentially a more effective way to make an impact

How the Who Gives a Crap toilet paper brand was born

The best advice for ensuring you’re not going to fumble over your own ego

What it means to be a social entrepreneur and the impact it has at a personal level, as well as professional

The process of creating a video that ultimately resulted in Simon sitting on a toilet for 50 hours straight to raise funds via a Kickstarter campaign

Why it’s the attention to the often overlooked details in business every single step of the way that creates momentum and customer commitment

How surprise, delight and weaving your persona into your business make for excellent marketing

After our interview, I went through my notes and smiled as I saw a similar pattern in Simon as I do in so many of the people I get on the show.

At our core, we know who we are and what it is we are capable of, even if we don’t know it consciously. It just seems that some of us are better are having a go, being different and following that contribution pull that seems to be ingrained into our human hard wiring, and we eventually end up with our heads and our hearts aligned, resulting in the world becoming a better place.

Enjoy the episode and be sure to listen right through to the end where Simon shares his ultimate Dad advice that trumps most inspirational books on the shelves.

Jordan Harbinger is the co-founder of the prodigious show, The Art of Charm,where he squeezes the wisdom from leading entrepreneurs, celebrities, authors, and experts on psychology, human performance, behavioral economics, and success. According to Forbes, Jordan is one of the 50 best relationship-builders in the world, and after listening to this interview, you’ll legitimately understand why.

Jordan is an exceptionally interesting and intelligent character, having shared his ideas worldwide, including with Silicon Valley, the U.S. Military, the Department of State, and Department of Defence.

In a nutshell, we discuss:

The development of your fulfillment through diversity, as opposed to ‘following your purpose’.

The difference between using and abusing skills in human behaviour and the long term game of psychology and behavioural intelligence.

Understanding manipulation vs. contribution when you are in a position of power.

How boredom can lead you to very interesting and successful places if you go with your interests.

How to fit in five languages, a law degree and a podcast that has produced conversations with some of the world’s most exceptional people and had millions of downloads.

How to separate from fear in a healthy way and make the right decision (both in life threatening situations and your normal everyday circumstances).

Why he recommends diversity via experience and experimentation.

The danger of empathic people not being able to tap into their intuition as well.

How to break down, understand and most of all, cultivate your intuition and it’s signals.

… And this is just the beginning!

For a person who has hundreds of hours of experience interviewing exceptional people, Jordan remains down to earth, humble and kind, which is rare. What I loved the most was Jordan’s wrap up around what drives his work, which is essentially about leaving the world and people better than when you found them.

Jordan’s wide and diverse life experience and our shared love of human psychology and how things work, made this conversation feel like I was having lunch with an old friend. I had a giggle at it listening back, feeling like a curious child leaning into a conversation about life, coming to understand what the world looks like through his eyes.

I had the honour of interviewing Jordan in person at the We Are Podcast event last November and he closed the event just after this recording and shared how he escaped his second abduction. If you’re going to dig deeper into any interviewee I have on the show, I highly recommend you choose Jordan. It would be impossible to listen to his show and not become a better and more self aware person.

Have you ever wondered what it might feel like to 100% be yourself, no apologies needed?

Sure - fear and self-doubt might be present, but you are doing you, anyway. Well - today's guest lives life in this way; raw, open, expansive, unfiltered and slightly explicit.Just the way I like my guests.

This is why you will love this episode with Thomas In Action (Thom Gardner):

Thoms story does not start off with him being deeply at peace with himself - quite the opposite - so we discuss how we came to this free space in life and self.

We cover:

Thoms entire journey from childhood until adulthood and what that looked and felt like for a man realising he was gay when he was only 9 years old.

How to be gay and be okay with it.

Addressing fear, judgment and how that can run your entire life unconsciously.

The parallel of business success and self-embracement.

Owning your self-made limits and taking responsibility

Seeing that your greatest fear of judgment is a result of your own blindness and how to shift it to feel free to be yourself.

The number one key to confidence and fulfilment

Thom is an audacious young man with speed, spark and charisma. His YouTube success is up in the millions of views and I hands-down believe it is due to his connection and action according to his own inner compass. Even if that risks complete condemnation from some of the more conservative people in our world. This episode inspired me to own myself at a whole new level, and really, that's the most important thing in life in my opinion and experience. Once you can do that everyday life, discovering purpose, business growth, relationship s- the look, smell and feel a hellovalot more real and deeply fulfilling.

I would love you to comment below on what Thomas' story gave YOU permission to own within yourself.

Today's episode is for anyone who wants to master change at a deep level.

Belinda Davidson is an international speaker and author of Number 1 bestseller From Dark to Light.

Belinda brings a practical wisdom to the world of energy and spiritual terms that can be misunderstood and therefore dismissed.

Her new book is a breath of fresh air.

Her ability to simultaneously capture you in her life experiences and teach at the same time is rare and needed in our world.

Top topics and takeaways from today's episode.

How to change your energy and change your life

Life purpose and soul purpose

The ultimate key to a successful life learnt from over 20 years of working as an intuitive healer and coach for famous actors, CEO's

Chakras: what are they, where are they, why do they matter

The difference between psychic and spiritual

What does 'being spiritual' mean'

What white light is, how to create give and receive it

Protecting yourself from other peoples 'stuff'; not taking it on

What to do if you feel different in this world like you don't belong

Understanding how our heaviness can be passed down to children

Why we have darkness in our lives

How to make our chakras 'happy' :)

Belinda's greatest wisdom from her experience a medical intuitive for 20 years

I believe we are in a world where there are mixed messages about who we are and what we are here for.

This interview helps clarify paradox for the simple purpose of our life and complexity of the navigation. Overall, it gives such a powerful understanding of how to work through those harder moments and most of all, how to create an exceptional life through simple daily practices that focus on clearing yourself and bringing you and your energy into a clear and balanced space.

Belinda's work can be further explored in the links below where you will find her social media, website and link to her book!

Today I have one of the world's best portrait photographers, Jason Malouin and we dive deep into effective communication and impacting the world through the inception of visual connection.

I feel so freaking blessed when it comes to podcasting, because I become profoundly more wise - via the wisdom of my guests - after every conversation.

Today some of the mind blowing points include:

Why all connections are not equal and how the level of connection really matters.

How to ask the right questions to help the people you are trying to help.

How and why assumptions suck.

What you think matters is more than likely not what anyone else finds valuable.

Divine moments are captured via the intuitive ‘moments before’.

How to communicate effectively.

How a few quick mini wins can take you through the armour of trying to get it all perfect.

Understanding that how we think we are portraying ourselves is not how we are actually seen.

It’s the micro details in our expression that hold power.

You cannot demand genuine or authentic connection - it must be unveiled through vulnerability.

What makes a moment ‘photo worthy’.

Just because you cannot see your greatness, is never a true indication of its non-existence.

Being you requires us to remove stuff, not add on.

How to get us to our core to reveal ourselves to the world.

Communication is only effective if you begin with where the level of the listener is at.

How the key is always, to give yourself permission.

At the end of the day, it's not about the photos, it's about what we are communicating. Profound portrait photography is about being able to transmit ideas effectively, efficiently and cleanly and through an excellent image, communicating the subjects message to the world.

In a really good way, like the Santa stocking being deep - kind of way.

I am at a point in my life where I have very little patience for small talk. I used to feel I was always like that, however, I am finding that more now than ever, I am unable to be in a conversation that is surface level. If you resonate with that - then this podcast is going to rock you, in a - Chris Rock/good kinda way.

A few of the points we covered (there were so many) and the reason that this interview will rock your socks:

Breaking down how to go beyond our everyday fears

Looking at what our unfoldment is mean to look like on a spiritual level

Breaking dogma and rules around religion and spirituality

Un-developing ourselves to get to the core of what life is about

Understanding that there is no such thing as worthlessness or deservedness

Learning to explore, have fun and evolve with life

Seeing yourself and removing all other illusions

IKYA is the name that this spiritual mentor goes by. I love his direct and practical approach to spiritual unfoldment. He shows the way for people of today who want to cut through the fog of collective beliefs and become awake in a world asleep. IKYA's teachings can be life-changing and will help you find true direction and purpose. His message is often surprising and brings you thought-provoking ideas that can crush your blockages and open your mind and consciousness.

Please hit us both back with a comment below on your biggest take away!

For more information and to check out the upcoming event - see the links below!

The power of making a decision and sticking to even the most challenging goals

When you focus on a purpose bigger than yourself - anything is possible

Defeating cancer and overcoming drug addictions

Overcoming bulimia and related behaviours by understanding the cause

How silence can amplify love, kindness, and change in our world

Learning that if you want people to listen, don't push; show them, be patience, give love and compassion

Facing demons and working through them in solitary

James travels the globe giving free talks to educate about the option of becoming a vegan and helping people understand the suffering of animals to make food, clothing, and entertainment for human beings. He asks himself the confronting question:

"If we don't need to kill and eat animals to be healthy, what are we doing this for?"

At 17 he was diagnosed with leukemia and told he had six weeks to live. Fast forward to beating that disease, getting hooked on a lot of drugs and letting go of them, overcoming Bulimia and being a dedicated personal trainer for almost a decade, James met a man through his work that changed his perspective on eating animals forever.

James brings patience, unconditional acceptance and a down to earth honesty that is very rare, to everything he speaks about. Even if you are completely new to the concept of veganism, have heard amazing or even challenging things against it this interview is worth the listen. I am certain that simply by hearing his journey, and the roller coaster that is his life, it would be impossible to walk away from listening to this episode not be touched in some way, for the rest of your life.

the exact strategy for how to KNOW what decisions are aligned with your values

why questioning commonly accepted beliefs about the "right" and "wrong" of life is a must

all in all - what creates a fulfilling life (and business)

why "any press is good press" is wrong.

a toolkit for checking in with small decisions that create a big impact and ripple effect

how to just be you

The Merrymaker sisters are a life force of love and abundance. They're living examples of those who have learned to trust their intuition and practically make decisions around money, business, 'fame', and life in general, and can appreciate both the difficulty of this at times, but most of all the importance of it. With a reach of hundreds of thousands of followers a month with their Merry Recipes, Blog, Masterminds, Podcasts, and Challenges - these girls have a breadth and depth of skill and experience in how to run a business and live a life from the heart and be incredibly successful at it.

Franziska is a maverick entrepreneur, leading marketing and brand strategist, speaker, author and the co-founder of BasicBananas.com, OceanLovers.com, YoursSocially.com and TheBusinessHood.com.

In 2013 Franziska was awarded the Young Entrepreneur of the Year award recognising her innovation, creativity and philanthropic involvement.

A true visionary, no challenge seems to be too big for Franziska. She is known for her rebellious nature and challenging the norm. She has this rare combination of being both creative and strategic, which makes her a powerful thought leader in the business world.

If you are someone who despises the wasting of potential, you will love this episode.

I titled this quite literally, because 'Ziska' (her nickname to me, because she hates Fran, so we went with Ziska), is the epitome of potential extrapolation from a human being.

She is the author of bestselling book PERCEPTION - Take charge of how others view your brand, become irresistible and make a bigger impact and Bananas About Marketing – How to Attract a Whole Bunch of Clients.

She is regularly featured across the media including INC, Forbes, Business Insider, Virgin Inflight Entertainment, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, SmartCompany, Dynamic Business Magazine, BRW, 2UE, Channel 9.

As a Swiss born Aussie and with an ability to speak five languages, she has been known to make up a few words, which keeps everyone amused and engaged.

She has an amazing ability to forecast and execute strategies with precision results like a Swiss clock.

She is funny as hell and not afraid to get incredibly open in this episode.

My fav takeaways:

The only two things we ever need to be happy in life

That you are not your culture/family/country/religion/gender

Limit? What is a limit? (How to be limitless in real life, not just on an IG quote)

Perspective - how it can change your life in an instant

What really matters in our lives, and how to take action even when you are terrified or have no idea

Why looking after our planet is something we all need to think about right now

A billion other personal and hilarious stories about giving, virginity and tattoos.

Are you ready to access a state of such self-awareness and authenticity that joy and inspiration permeate every aspect of life so fear cannot stop you?

What’s Stopping us from being Unfu*kwithable?

What if I told you that the root of all-evil was not money?

It’s also not men or religion. It’s not even tomatoes.

The greatest affliction that plagues this planet isn’t pollution or war.

No. It’s inauthenticity.

It’s the stories that run through our minds. We chase our tails trying to be someone we aren’t every single day, trying to prove something to the world.

A problem is that ‘authenticity’ has become a buzzword and is often ignorantly expressed as ‘being different’ or ‘standing out’. This preposterous social construct fuels the need to be seen, accepted and important. It’s what empowers shame over imperfections, empowers guilt, blame and regret about the past, and empowers stress and anxiety about the future and the universal fear of not being good enough.

It's the birthplace of deep insecurities and self doubt, depression, anxiety and hard cases of amour we wear around like badges of honour, keeping all of our imperfect parts perfectly hidden from the world. Keeping us on edge, terrified we will be 'found out' at any moment.

Would you like to learn how to finally end this once and for all?

How would it feel to release you from this internal war?

What would you do with all that energy?

What would your relationships be like?

What would you do with all that time that's currently taken up with worry, meaningless stimulating behaviour and time editing instagram photos?

Whether you are a seasoned personal development addict or you prefer not to venture into 'self help-woo-woo-crap', this audio will provoke you to change your thinking in a very swift and inspiring manner and ultimately challenge you to access your highest level of fulfillment.

Uncensored, this audiobook will hit the nail on the head with powerful insights into what it is that is really holding you back as well as guide you with proven strategies to overcome inner conflict and sabotage of your success and happiness.

It provides straight-forward steps for forging an empowered mindset and balancing emotions while diving deeper than Darth Vader did to the dark side, into practical spiritual philosophy.

In this short burst of deep wisdom and It will trigger a force deep inside of you that’s here for something spectacular.

If you have no idea who you are, how can you ever expect to know what it is you want?

And if you don't know what we want, it's no wonder we have a universe of people who are deep down, deeply unsatisfied, even if at the surface, every feel 'okay'.

To be able to break free of our own illusions, we have to realise that we’ve wrapped ourselves into a cocoon of them in attempts to feel safe.

Did you know....

That a sex trafficking victim is often raped 10-20 times a day, so in a period of 6 months that’s anywhere between 1,800 to 3,600 times? What about the fact that at around 20 years of age, after a lifetime of her body being purchased at the price of a cup of coffee, she is simply released, for she is no longer fresh and thus deemed useless in the trafficking industry?

How about the fact that whenever a girl is rescued from sex trafficking, that another is plucked from for her life to replace her, and that rescuing while a miracle in itself, doesn’t end the problem?

Out of all the 100’s of organisations in Cambodia, none of them at this point, focus on prevention alone in a systemised, focused way. Except, Free To Shine. Free To Shine is a child protection organisation preventing children from being trafficked into the commercial sex industry, in Cambodia.

The hero behind Free To Shine

Nicky Mih is such a powerful, humble and inspiration being. She teaches us that you do not need to know how to do something great, to do something great. You get a big enough reason and your how's work out.

My favourite parts of today - all of it. Wisdom for a 100 years of life, show up in this interview.

The moment I want introduced this woman, I knew I needed her on the show. There are at least three one lines in this interview that hit me right in the soul.

One being: “What if we didn’t have to break down to break through?”.

Tessa is the kind of being that makes you want to throw your fears to the side and go after your dreams. Why? Because she is a woman who has dragged her heart, mind and soul, through the trenches of transformation, coming out the other side to walk her talk consistently. This is rare.

This is the kind of interview that has the potential to help awaken something much deeper and more fulfilling inside of anyone who listens.

This interview is a great insight into “spirituality” in todays world and how it is something quite common, practical and easily applied into our lives if we see it as a way of being, rather than a way of “appearing” to the rest of the world.

After years of experience in youth work, asylum seeking, refugee support work and pilot parenting, Tessa burnt out in what can be a seemingly be a unsupportive system for workers in these government areas. Following this time, Tessa opens her life to more spiritual based work, adding to her vast expertise.

Some of the points topics we explore include:

What the HECK is light working, I ask almost straight off the bat.

Duality and universal laws: what is it and how can it increases happiness and flow day to day

Understanding what stepping into the unknown looks like in real life

Embracing trust in times of uncertainty

Transcendence - shifting our understanding of what is possible in this world

Creating your own reality - the struggle many have with abundance and how we re-wire ourselves for what we actually want

Attachment, safety, trust and love conditioning during childhood and how it plays a massive role in our self worth

I would love you to comment below, with what came up for you during this interview. Did you agree/disagree with anything we discussed? What was your favourite part?

Rock on, and please, head to iTunes and subscribe to our channel so you can stay updated.

Emily Anne Peterson is the kind of woman that people make movies about.

Emily is a bravery expert.

Her life is jaw dropping. Well, more correctly, the way she chooses to live it is. The way she has dealt with one of the most confronting experiences that one could face; having (what seemed like her entire purpose) stripped from her. The woman also did a TEDx talk. Another reason why she is my hero.

She was once a full-time cellist and cello teacher. But in December of 2013, she was diagnosed with a degenerative, hereditary, neurological tremor in her right hand, her bow hand.

She called it her other biological clock.

As you can imagine, it was shattering news for her. Of course, she handled it like a boss.

And this is exactly why you need to listen to this episode. There comes a time in all our lives where we are faced with a make or break moment.

We learn so much from how Emily managed not only an eating disorder, but a tremor that brought her dreams (at the time) to a halt.

My fav take aways in this episode:

- What to do when life falls apart

- Where to go from rock bottom and the slow but simple journey out of darkness

- It's okay to not be okay, for more than a few days, even months

- How bravery and courage aren't how to sound

- How to recovery and still work through the impulses and battle of an eating dis-order

- How to be brave and courageous, no matter what

- How to turn your devastations into life transformation

- How our life purpose is fluid

- That break downs are breakthroughs, and how to do the work (yes we must work) to get through

- What vulnerability, bravery and courage have to do with being an artist (of your life) and that there is no other way

So yeah, it was amazing. Enjoy and please, connect with Em and let us know what you thought my rating this episode and leaving us a comment about how it helped you!

Love love love,

Ambz

Emily has an incredible Podcast, Bare Naked Bravery, and we totally shared wine and mimosa's and backed up interviewing each other. All the links to her goodness are below

In this episode I interviewed someone close to my heart and my life, my very first and only mediation teacher (besides myself course).

Meditation

Medi-what?

Meditation.

It saved, my arse, every single time I thought I was going to lose my shit…

It’s like a condom, kind of just sits in your back pocket seemingly useless, until you need it and then BAM! It’s a fucking life saver.

When my mum passed

When I broke up with my boyfriend of three years

When I got a $3000 unexpected bill at Christmas

When I looked in the mirror and realised my skin was breaking out from cortisol overdose

When I need to sleep

When I lost belief in myself.

Meditation is always there/here.

I drilled Kurt like a sergeant, and these are just some of the big bombs we drop in this episode:

What is meditation?

What is energy?

What are chakras?

What is the ego?

What is our soul?

Where did we come from?

What’s the point of life?

What can you do right now to start to connect more closely with yourself and as a result, become unfuckwithable?

I loved this interview because it actually makes me quite nervous. While I am deeply connected to a ‘spiritual’ part of myself, I don’t go blabbing about it much.

I feel that talking about how ‘spiritual’ you are, is similar with trying to tell yourself that YOU are ‘authentic’; when you do it, it dictates the opposite of it being true. That part of my life is just there, it’s me, and it’s how I think, feel and exist.

Love Ambz,

P.S. : Be Unfuckwithable - My Online Course

“I'm not far into the course, but I'm mindful that I'm doing this course for myself because I deserve to treat myself well and the little change I've already seen is more positive and motivating rhetoric going on in my head, rather than the negative 'I can't do this' story. Feels good and feels lighter?”

It’s changing things inside people and I love the weekly coaching sessions inside our forum – have you checked it out yet?

Rockbottom is the gateway to success

I had an epic chat to my friend, Nathan Chan, the man behind Foundr, which is a multi-faceted digital media business spreading the love of entrepreneurship through its podcast, magazine and training platform. And Foundr magazine is now enjoyed by thousands upon thousands of entrepreneurs located all around the planet.

I got Nathan on to dig into his life a little a little deeper after my curiosities about how this guy ticked were aroused after catching up with him at an event we both spoke at. He’s a hustler at heart, but I noticed an epic humbleness about this guy and his ability to engage people through the quality of the conversations and topics he shares, teaches and discusses over dinner.

Nathan Shares:

His motivation behind Foundr

How his drive has transformed since first began and how that impacts him on a personal level

The importance of not taking shit from the people around you

Why you don't need to be confident or number one in anything to start creating your dreams

The skills from all his previous (and sometimes seemingly lower key) jobs at places like McDonalds attributes to his current success

The incredibly simple formula that summarises what it takes to success as an entrepreneur

This is a, “who is Amber and what the heck is unfu*kwithable”, episode. You can get to know me a little and learn a ton of valuable understandings about why we do what we do as humans. We are interesting beings with expansive souls. My goal is to just be me, and help you just be you and essentially connect to the big expansive magic deep inside of you so that you can accelerate in every area of your life and be unfu*kwithable. Some keywords to describe my teaching and interview style would be: confronting, vulnerable, challenging, curious, analytical, revering, wild, sarcastic, empowering and loving.

In this episode I talk about:

Who I am

Where I came from

What I have done to get here

What I do

How I help people

What Unfu*kwithable is

What is stopping us from reaching our potential

What holds us back from being unf*kwithable

How we can start being unfu*kwithable right now

I felt like I was just having a chat to my best friend, I hope that is what you feel like too. I am down to earth and no holds barred kind of gal. I love to connect, so hit me up with a comment of what you thought about episode number one, even to just say hello and that you listened!

Each of us are born with a desire to help another fellow being. It is engrained into our DNA. The feeling of fulfillment we experience in life is equal to a combination of the connection we have with ourselves and the amount we connect with and help others.

In the 21st century, there is saturation of entrepreneurs and concurrently entrepreneurs telling other entrepreneurs they should find their purpose and leave their day job. Well, guess what, maybe, just maybe some people suit a 9-5. In-fact, Josh and I discuss how such a small percent of people suit the so called 'entrepreneur' lifestyle.

There are a lot people in need of support throughout Australia and Josh Jone’s #JBNproject (Just Be Nice) are a team of dedicated people doing just that. They take things to the next level with an incredible philosophy about making it easy to give. Josh chats about how it's taken a whole lotta elbow grease, failures and discovering what doesn't work, a decades experience in social enterprises and a lot of a heart.

In this episode you’ll hear some of the following:

Where Josh finds his never ending stream of energy

Shocking statistics on social

How peoples desire to give is potentially going to waste

Why emotions are not always helpful when it comes to helping

What kind of hustle is really needed to start a business

Why starting a non-for profit can not only crush your income, but it might also be a waste of time

Enjoy, and please leave us a comment on the post. Do you think everyone should quit their day jobs? What's your experience in profit and or non-for-profit organisations? Are you an entrepreneur and maybe just realised you prefer the 9-5?